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FBI agent who sought to investigate ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting resigns: Report
Tracee Mergen resigned after DOJ pressured the FBI to end a civil rights probe into an ICE officer's fatal shooting, leading to multiple prosecutor resignations and public protests.
- Tracee Mergen, the Minneapolis FBI supervisor, quit last week after FBI leadership pressured her to end the civil rights inquiry into ICE officer Jonathan Ross.
- FBI leadership in Washington ordered the inquiry reclassified as an assault-on-officer case and blocked the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, redirecting focus to investigate Good and her partner, issuing subpoenas to officials.
- Federal sources said investigators were ordered to redraft a warrant regarding the four bullets that struck Good and blocked the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from cooperating, while on Jan. 14 the Department of Justice said there is `currently no basis` for a civil rights investigation.
- The shooting ignited protests and a general strike that drew tens of thousands in Minneapolis, while multiple senior federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned and leaders sued to halt Operation Metro Surge.
- The Justice Department's subpoenas underscore a federal-state clash as Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, called the probes political, while President Donald Trump said agents `make mistakes sometimes`.
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Released an FBI agent who tried to investigate the ICE agent involved in Renee Good's death during an operation in Minneapolis
FBI agent who investigated Renee Good's death resigns
The FBI agent who initiated an investigation into a federal immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good has resigned from her role at the agency, according to multiple reports. The agent, Tracee Mergen, worked in the Minneapolis Field Office as the acting supervisor of the Public Corruption Squad. She resigned last week after FBI leadership pressured her to discontinue the investigation into the Minneapolis fatal shooting, according to Th…
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